How they found her ring in all the rubble is beyond belief, but here is her sweet hubby proposing all over again! Read the story HERE. HEARTWARMING and heart breaking at the same time.

If you would like to make a quilt to help cover those who lost so much, read about the Quilts for Compassion Drive in yesterday’s blog post HERE.

Please do what you can to help!

Today starts my holiday prep for the upcoming week! My dad comes in from Arizona on Monday and I want all the grocery shopping done – and that means I am headed out to do all of that this morning, and transport it all up to our cabin, Quilt Villa today so the fridge is stocked and ready!

I’ve made my menus for the week. I’ve made ingredient lists.

I’ve found that I can NOT FIND the blades for my electric carving knife! So I think I need a new one that can just LIVE at the cabin – especially if we plan on doing holidays there from now on.

I’m loading the van with stuff I’ll need for the week while we are up there, including the extra crock pot for the make ahead mashed potatoes that are a must have!

About lost items: Here's the way it works at my house: I buy a replacement item, after which I promptly find the original, lost one! If you had lots of time before Thanksgiving (which you obviously don't), you could buy the replacement blades and wait a few days. The lost ones should miraculously show up! Your blog is one of the many things I am thankful for during the year. I enjoy Quiltville and your outlook on life more than you know! Happy Thanksgiving!

Keeping my fingers crossed that next weeks weather forecasts are all wrong and everyone gets to be with and where they all need to be come Thursday.These "found stories"are just amazing. I do wish my hand was not casted and I had the use of my right hand. I'd be pitching in to the quilt relief too. Thanks for spreading the word. My prayers to all those folks.

There is a FB page set up for lost & found items from the Washington & Diamond tormados - it is https://www.facebook.com/pages/Found-items-from-the-Washington-Illinois-and-Diamond-Illinois-Tornadoes/625148424190038?ref=nf or search for " Found items from the Washington Illinois and Diamond Illinois Tornadoes "

I don't know who owns this quilt, but I sure would LOVE to see a close up of this quilt, just to see all the detail in it!!! Not a big Beatles fan, but would still enjoy seeing how much/many of their songs/facts have been incorporated. I hope whoever owns it, finds it and is well enough to retrieve it!

When a man from our church died recently, his family took what they wanted of lovely quilts and afghans his wife made and donated the remainder to the church for our LWR (Lutheran World Relief) quilt project. Since they did not meet the size requirement for LWR quilts, it was suggested to use them as batting. I cringed at the thought of such beautiful work being misused. The group decided to donate them to the folks in Washington, Ill. and a local shelter. A good reason to tell your family what to do with quilts if they do not want them.